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LEAD Fellowship Programme- Building Leadership for Sustainable Future
Join LEAD (Leadership for Environment and Development)and Make A Difference
2018-19
India
About LEAD Fellowship programme
About National Training Session (NTS)
It is a leadership building programme for leaders that engages mid to senior – career professionals
from across sectors on a personal and professional transformation journey. It aims to nurture and
transform them into next generation leaders who stand up to the present and future sustainability
challenges in their respective domain. The selected candidates join as ‘LEAD associates’ and
graduate as ‘LEAD Fellows’ to become a lifelong member of live, dynamic global network.
The journey from an Associate to becoming a LEAD Fellow is covered through four residential,
experiential learning offsite training modules populalry known as National Training Session.
Each NTS is a week long interactive training held quaterly in a year focused around building
leadership for integrating sustainability in development.
To cover the broad and complex gambit of sustainable development the modules are designed in
the context of urban, rural, mountain ecosystem and business sector.
Participants will be expected to attend all the four NTS over a span of two years to successfully
complete their journey from being a LEAD Associate to becoming a LEAD Fellow.
Business sector
module
Participants begin their journey as associates
Participants graduate to
becomefellows
Mountain eco system
module
Rural development
module
Urban development
module
India
About LEAD
LEAD is a global network organization with over 3000 cross sectoral LEADers. Our mission is to build
'Leadership for Change' to create a sustainable world. LEAD Fellows, are successful leaders working
on a wide range of local to global environmental and development issues in more than 90
countries including Africa, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Pakistan, USA and
UK.
The India Chapter of LEAD is managed by LEAD India (A registered society since 2000), which alone
has a network of 200+ LEADers with representation in most Indian states. Our network consists of
individuals and organization geographically located across the length and breadth of the country.
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
India
Southern East Africa
Anglophone Africa
Francophone Africa
LEAD International Commonweath of Independent States
Indonesia
ChinaPakistan
Government
Academia
MediaBusiness
Civil Society, NGOs and iNGOs
India
The Inter related process of LEAD
LEAD not only emphasis on strong technical skills but also look at transforming professionals into
future leaders from different realms of life. The inter related elements that stimulate the learning
process to achieve this are Knoweldge, Skills and Self- awareness. The program envisions creating
a pool of leaders who can foresee and act on the challenges of today and that of tomorrow, for
the betterment of their people, organization and the environment
Sustainable development across sectors;
Appropriate technologies and practices;
Best practices for balancing enviornment and development;
Climate change: risks, impacts,potential solutions and adaptation
KnowledgeSystems thinking;
Appreciative Inquiry;
Effective communication;
Building trust and rapport;
Stakeholder engagement;
Negotiation and Networking;
Adaptive Leadership;
Skills
Who am I?; What drives my mental models and patterns? What are my values?
Belief systems: What kind of future do I want and where am I headed?
People and events in my area of influence;
Self Awareness
Becoming aLEADer oftomorrow
India
Approach and Methodology
Participants use the systems approach and Theory “U” – a change management method
developed by Otto Scharmer, faculty, Sloan School of Management, MIT to work on a real life
sustainability challenge as being faced locally. It is learner centered, participatory, highly dynamic
and stimulating.
Systems Thinking:
Understanding complex inter-relationships between elements of an organization and see a system
as a whole.
Adaptive Leadership:
An approach of Harvard Kennedy School to diagnose, interrupt and innovate interventions in
complex adaptive challenges to increase efficiency by "getting on the balcony".
Oriental Philosophies of the East:
Adapting insights from old age literature such as Bhagwat Geeta and teachings of Buddha.
Co-initiatingUncover common intent
Co-evolvingEmbody the new in ecosystem
Theory “U”
Co-creatingPrototyping the new
Co-sensingObserve and connect
PresencingConnect to the source of inspiration and will
Design Principles
Experiential & Field Based
Cross sectoral
Customized
Multicultural
360 degree situational analysis of multiple
stakeholder value chain
India
Tentative Calendar for National Training Sessions
Building Leadership for Integrating Sustainability in:
Business SectorJuly 2018
Mountain Eco SystemOctober 2018
Rural SectorJanuary 2019
Urban SectorApril 2019
Development dilemma forbusiness (SustainabilityVs. Profit)
Mandatory CSR (what does it mean for the corporate)
Rehabilitation, Resettlement –challenges and pportunities
Stakeholder consultationacross value chains
Integrate sustainability incorporate functioning-areal life scenario
Unlearning to learn
Understanding SelfKnow your mental model, patterns and beliefs
Emotional Intelligence-Leadership to deal with frames of mind
Systems Thinking
Solving complex problem with theory “U”
Appreciative Inquiry
Stakeholder Engagement
Negotiation
Effective Communication
Adaptive Leadership
Vision and Values
Understanding development challenges and needs of mountain ecosystem
Impacts of climate variability on mountain life
Getting to know Ladakh its natural beauty, fragility, unique culture and people
Harnessing renewable and traditional conservation practices and embracing modern development
Leadership in motion-meet real heroes who modeled development solutions
Experiencing mountain life with community
Rural development its needs issues challenges and opportunities, gaps in policy practices
Development best practices and technological solutions for rural development
Sustainability challenges for village development, inter relations of health, water, sanitation, agriculture, natural resource and livelihood sectors
Community preparedness to impacts of climate change and disaster risks
Urban Development and Issues of Sustainability
Sustainability challenges in transport, energy, health, water, waste and housing sectors
Urban governance, development issues and challenges
Solid-waste management in urban settings
Needs and approach for making a city smart
Knowledge
Skill
Real life; Real time field based challenge for each module to apply the learning. The design will becustomized to address the learning needs of the selected group of multidisciplinary participants.
India
Individual Takeaways:
Self awareness, practicing mindfulness and enhanced ability to deal with difference of opinions
and stances
Increased ability to understand frames and mental models of multiple stakeholders and ways of
enrolling them
Leadership in motion by embedding empathy as a core value towards decision making and
leading teams
Solving problems through a systems approach and Theory “U”
Innovation emerging from clarity on complexity, interconnectedness and multidisciplinary facets
of sustainability
Forge networks with multi-sectoral national and global experts
Lifelong Journey - Lifelong dividend:
Become part of the global network of LEAD Fellows from multiple sectors, regions and countries
Lifelong access to a rich pool of expertise from a varied domain that can be leveraged to synergize
one’s own initiatives
Access to institutional support from LEAD India to start up social enterprises/interventions geared
towards the cause of sustainable development
Collaborate with LEAD India to design and deliver need based interventions for change
Get an opportunity to associate with varied on-ground projects and contributing to SDGs
Continuous learning through peer interactions and expert consultations
India
Organizational Takeaways:
Learn from the success stories of Government, corporate, NGOs and communities who are
implementing best of the appropriate technologies and practices for sustainability.
Resilient employees leading to bringing organizational effectiveness
Ability to address conflict situations resulting from eco system driven leadership
Access to a global network of organizations, academic institutions, Government agencies and
businesses.
Better stakeholder engagement
Enhanced ability of leaders to solve conflict, complex situations and contribute to building a
brand equity amongst stakeholders
Collaborations and partnerships to build capacities on technical know how
India
Eligibility Criteria and Application Deadline
Eligibility Criteria:
Professionals from any sector with:
Minimum 5 years of work experience
Passion and commitment for change
Working knowledge of English language
Last date for submitting application: 30th April, 2018
Fees:
INR 2.5 Lakh* , inclusive of training fee and faculty, study material, board and lodging, local
travel and site visits.
*Participants are expected to bear costs of reaching the session locations
Scholarship Support: Limited and available for eligible candidates.
How to apply
Fill it online or download from our website
Contact LEAD India secretariat for a copy of it.
Shortlisted candidates will be informed via email.
To take an informed decision or know more about LEAD journey, you can speak with our Fellows
Contact us at [email protected]
Contact Us
91-11-29235721 / 41638440 / 49064169
Deepti Kalra- 9968475511 / Vidya Nair - 9717708087
Leadership for Environment And Development (LEAD)- India
M-8, 3 rd Floor, Greater Kailash Part -1, New Delhi, 110048
India
What they say!
"This is amazing, this is excellent and rich stuff. I
was expecting this kind of an out-of-the box
thinking and must say, we have got much more
value than we thought we would. I marvel the
processes of LEAD training which churned so many
diverse perspectives to give us some fantastic
suggestions. In one day of field study to come up
with recommendations! It is a testimony of
something LEAD does, nothing less than
magic...Thank you for being here. You all are
welcome to come to Tata Steel again"
Biren Bhuta,
Ex Chief, Corporate Social Responsibility,
Tata Steel
“The excitement and challenge of working with a
multicultural, multi disciplinary group for a
shared vision has been the most rewarding
experience. LEAD has also helped me to make
better choices at personal level- choices that I
think are the best for me and our world.”
Veena Ravichandran,
Founder & Chief Executive,
Climate and Development Consulting Inc.
Canada
“It is the journey you are set on now that you will
terribly miss, once a fellow – Like I do now
It makes you laugh, makes you think, Makes you
breathe, while you create new links…
It makes you wonder, makes you fret, Makes you
sleepless with dreams you won’t regret…
This is not just for leadership fostering Earth’s
vitality.
Lead fellowship is a journey nothing less than pure
spirituality”
Kanika Pal,
Vice president CSR,
Sony Pictures Network.
“would never have dreamt of establishing an NGO
with a global mandate but for LEAD ! We have
done international Projects and many a times
depended on LEAD Colleagues to support us eg.
When I took a delegation from Indian Farmers
and researchers to Mexico, LEAD colleagues from
their helped in content development and
administration.”
Ganesh Pangare,
Asia-Pacific Regional Director,
IWA
“I became aware of my patterns and assumptions
I make in everyday life. I have been able to
consciously work on suspending these
assumptions and my colleagues and team
members compliment me for having become less
reactive and better listener.”
Debartha Banerjee,
Director & Founder,
Sampurn(e)arth Environment Solutions,
Mumbai